Rubber shortages and mobilization drive confuse readers
War department officials issue statements amid rubber shortage talks noting severe constraints on supply for all uses and cautioning against optimistic forecasts. Government plans emphasize conserving rubber while expanding synthetic production. monthly officer training quotas and classification rules are outlined for skilled registrants. Jeeps and power units feature as Army mobility notes.
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War Agency
Dero Cary
Uber
Ans
Tine War Department
Afrl
Army
Wartime jeeps show postwar farm use potential
Agricultural engineers report jeeps perform well in tests for plowing and harrowing and other farm work. The Agriculture Department notes large jeep production may yield a surplus after the war and that tests are among several efforts to identify postwar salvage uses for materials and machines.
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Agriculture Department
Longest Telephone Distances and Room Color Tricks
The article notes the longest telephone distances within the U S and to Australia and the UK, naming Eastport Mine Bay Calif and Bay Can ty Adelaide London. It then explains how darker and lighter tones in a room can create optical depth, making walls appear shorter or longer. It ends by mentioning the 1930 Canadian census counting every domesticated creature and contrasts urban and farming questionnaire lengths.
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Continental United States
Eastport
Mine
Bay
Calif
United States
Adelaide
Austalia
New Vic
London
Captain Bennion died on bridge, refused rescue
Washington reports Captain Mervyn Bennion died aboard his ship after a bomb splinter wounded him on the Pearl Harbor bridge. He refused to be moved, urged officers to his crew’s safety, and kept asking how the battle went while directing his men to their stations and preparing to aid wounded.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Mervyn
Bennion
Ster
California Pays Workers To Learn Aircraft Trade
California inaugurates a state wide program to train thousands as skilled aircraft workers. Eligible ages 17 to 44, selected by aptitude tests, paid 75 dollars monthly while learning engine, propeller, instrument mechanics, radio, electricity, sheet metal, welding, machine repair, painting, feather and carving, aircraft mechanics, wireworking, cable splicing, hydraulics and woodworking in junior colleges statewide.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
British War Hero's Widow Stands for Parliament
Wellington report Mrs. Arthur Grigg widow of Major Grigg killed in Libya has entered the race for Mid-Canterbury as a National party candidate. Widespread demand among electors cited. Christchurch believes no other candidate will be nominated.
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Wellington
Arthur Grigg
Major Grigg
New Zealand
Libya
Mid-Canterbury
National Party
Christchurch
Soda reduces vitamin B content in biscuits warns doctor
NEW ORLEANS. Dr. Willian H. Sebrell, deputy assistant director for nutrition in the office of defense, health, welfare and related activities, told the New Orleans Medical assembly that using soda in making biscuits destroys 30 percent of thiamin content.
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New Orleans
Willian H. Sebrell
Office of Defense, Health, Welfare and Related Activities
A Suggested Daily Food Guide From local Nutrition Council
The article outlines a basic daily diet plan emphasizing variety, regular meals, and good digestion. It covers milk intake, fruit and vegetable servings, eggs, meat and alternatives, cheese, cereals, water, sweets, fats, vitamin D, and sources of vitamins. It notes Utah needs for vitamin D in winter and iodine considerations via iodized salt and seafood.
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Nutrition Council
Utah
Pig roast invitation and water repellent flier tale
In the early eighteenth century the Chinese emperor sent a messenger with a roast pig as an invitation to a foreign ambassador. The note mentions a water repellent flier called Kupokis used in ice preservers, mattresses, and pillows and claims imports from the Netherlands Indies, Ecuador, and Philippine Islands.
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Netherlands Indies
Ecuador
Philippine Islands
Navy V I at Bla Q and Answers Examinations 1943
The document outlines the first V I competitive exam set for March 1943 for navy volunteers, with sophomores under 20 eligible. It explains remedial defects, physical disqualification, and pathways to commissions after training. It notes continued V I enlistment quotas and medical track options for future naval officers.
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Naval Reserve
Navy
Navy Medical Corps
Apple orchard shows record hand pollination yield in Washington
Yakima's Ralph Sundquist hiked apple output from 7,500 to 16,500 boxes in a year using hand pollination on 15 year trees. The Washington practice aims to replace mechanized methods with manual pollination across orchards. Warranty deeds for sale at the Times Ottine.
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Ralph Sundquits
Yakima
Washington
Las Fall
the Times
Ottine
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